Activities of Arne LIETZ related to 2018/2099(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (debate) DE
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regards to the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms exports control,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of the transatlantic bond for the security and defence of the Western democracies; expresses, however, concern about the current state of this relationship and; reiterates against this backdrop that there is an increased need for defence cooperation on European level; calls on all responsible political and societal forces to further strengthen rather than to undermine this crucial relationship; stresses the need to avoid spill overs from recent difficulties in the trade relationship to the transatlantic security bond;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that appropriate investment in security and defence isand advancing structures for pooling and sharing of defence capabilities are a matter of urgency for the Member States and the EU and that defence cooperation should become the norm, as outlined in the EU Global Strategy (EUGS); welcomes the progress achieved so far in the implementation of the security and defence provisions of the EU Global Strategy; believes that these achievements open the perspective for important structural changes in the future;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation of a dedicated title for defence in the Commission’s MFF proposal, and in particular the establishment of a budget line from which the European Defence Fund and Military Mobility projects will be funded; is of the opinion that these decisions will, most probably, call for a centralized management on defence at Commission level under parliamentary scrutiny by the European Parliament; underlines that funding from that budget line should be exclusively spent for defence purposes without politicization as security is indivisible and should be coherentcoherent with the objectives from the CFSP framework and with the capability and infrastructure needs of Member States and in line with the EU’s aspirations for strategic autonomy;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms the importance of developpooling and sharing the necessary military capabilities to deal with the comprehensive security challenges in and around Europe outlined by the EU Global Strategy, especially in the field of hybrid threats; recalls that European Union´s Global Strategy encourages the realization of deep defence cooperation;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the ambition expressed through the establishment of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU defence industry with EUR 500 million until 2020; notes however, that several aspects should be improved when setting up the European Defence Fund, taking into account the results of a thorough evaluation of projects funded under the EDIDP;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the new EU-NATO declaration adopted at the NATO Summit in Brussels on 12 July 2018; while recognising the tangible results in the implementation of the 74 common actions, believes that further efforts are needed with regard to the practical implementation of the many commitments already made; notespoints out in particular the involvement of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in the implementation of 30 actionsnecessity to cooperate more closely on hybrid threats and cyber security;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Notes that arms exports are a tool of the Foreign and Security Policy and should be treated as such, including a deeper involvement of the European Parliament in the decision making process regarding arms exports in line with the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms exports control. Notes that especially where European funding is involved in the development and the production of weapons - as envisioned for the EDF - the European Parliament should be in control of exports of these products;